books.google.com - In 1830 55% of Jones County families owned slaves, and the men that participated in the county court were predominantly slave owners. This court's jurisdiction "extended to suits of $100 or more for violations of the penal code, and to suits for dower, pa...https://books.google.com/books/about/Minutes_of_the_Jones_County_North_Caroli.html?id=sar86HDs-EYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMinutes of the Jones County, North Carolina Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1826-1841

Minutes of the Jones County, North Carolina Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1826-1841

In 1830 55% of Jones County families owned slaves, and the men that participated in the county court were predominantly slave owners. This court's jurisdiction "extended to suits of $100 or more for violations of the penal code, and to suits for dower, pa